Sometimes we need a day to catch up

Jul 15, 2023
Jul 15, 2023

Lilies — They last only a day as their name implies, but daylilies from your yard make lovely cut flowers. In the morning, cut a blossom with a short stem and place it in a shallow dish with water (a sugar bowl works well for this). Enjoy it for a day, then toss.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Sheri Poore

Sheri Poore

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Sheri Poore

The summer has been a bit of a blur. I keep wondering when life will slow down, and I keep hoping “blur” isn’t normal.

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A day that was anything but normal

"My plane is loaded for bear when it comes to instrument flight. It’s a safe plane. It’s a well-maintained plane. I say all this to give you a heads up and warn you that what happened on our flight home was not normal."

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Now for the rest of the story

"We couldn’t believe our good fortune in landing at Freeport and meeting such nice, generous people."

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Sheri Poore grew up on a Day County dairy farm and is a former Tri-State Neighbor editor now living in Sioux Falls.